Shelving Assembly

ABSTRACT

A shelving assembly for positioning on an outside corner includes a pair of plates and a plurality of panels. Each plate has an inner edge. The inner edges are coupled so that an inner surface of the first plates defines an inner corner. The inner corner is complementary to an outside corner of an element of a structure so that the pair of plates is configured to abut the element. Each panel is coupled to and extends perpendicularly from an outer surface of the pair of plates to define a perimeter of the panel. The panels are configured to position articles of a user.

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BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION

(1) Field of the Invention

(2) Description of Related Art Including Information Disclosed Under 37CFR 1.97 and 1.98

The disclosure and prior art relates to shelving assemblies and moreparticularly pertains to a new shelving assembly for positioning on anoutside corner.

BRIEF SUMMARY OF THE INVENTION

An embodiment of the disclosure meets the needs presented above bygenerally comprising a pair of plates and a plurality of panels. Eachplate has an inner edge. The inner edges are coupled so that an innersurface of the first plates defines an inner corner. The inner corner iscomplementary to an outside corner of an element of a structure so thatthe pair of plates is configured to abut the element. Each panel iscoupled to and extends perpendicularly from an outer surface of the pairof plates to define a perimeter of the panel. The panels are configuredto position articles of a user.

There has thus been outlined, rather broadly, the more importantfeatures of the disclosure in order that the detailed descriptionthereof that follows may be better understood, and in order that thepresent contribution to the art may be better appreciated. There areadditional features of the disclosure that will be described hereinafterand which will form the subject matter of the claims appended hereto.

The objects of the disclosure, along with the various features ofnovelty which characterize the disclosure, are pointed out withparticularity in the claims annexed to and forming a part of thisdisclosure.

BRIEF DESCRIPTION OF SEVERAL VIEWS OF THE DRAWING(S)

The disclosure will be better understood and objects other than thoseset forth above will become apparent when consideration is given to thefollowing detailed description thereof. Such description makes referenceto the annexed drawings wherein:

FIG. 1 is an isometric perspective view of a shelving assembly accordingto an embodiment of the disclosure.

FIG. 2 is a bottom view of an embodiment of the disclosure.

FIG. 3 is a side view of an embodiment of the disclosure.

FIG. 4 is a back view of an embodiment of the disclosure.

FIG. 5 is a front view of an embodiment of the disclosure.

FIG. 6 is an in-use view of an embodiment of the disclosure.

DETAILED DESCRIPTION OF THE INVENTION

With reference now to the drawings, and in particular to FIGS. 1 through6 thereof, a new shelving assembly embodying the principles and conceptsof an embodiment of the disclosure and generally designated by thereference numeral 10 will be described.

As best illustrated in FIGS. 1 through 6, the shelving assembly 10generally comprises a pair of plates 12 and a plurality of panels 20.Each plate 12 has an inner edge 14. The inner edges 14 are coupled sothat an inner surface 16 of the first plates 12 defines an inner corner18. The inner corner 18 is complementary to an outside corner of anelement of a structure, such as a corner formed by the meeting of twowalls. The plates 12 are coupled so that the inner corner 18 is rightangled. The plates 12 are rectangularly shaped. The plates 12 aredimensionally equivalent. The plates 12 comprise wood, plastic, or thelike.

The pair of plates 12 is configured to abut the element, as shown inFIG. 6. The pair of plates 12 is configured to be coupled to the elementof the structure using techniques well known to those skilled in the artof shelving installation, including but not limited to drilling of holesthrough the plates 12 into the element and driving of screws through theholes into the element.

Each panel 20 is coupled to and extends perpendicularly from an outersurface 22 of the pair of plates 12, as shown in FIG. 3, to define aperimeter 24 of the panel 20. The perimeter 24 of the panel 20 isarcuate, as shown in FIG. 1. The panels 20 are configured to positionarticles of a user, as shown in FIG. 6.

Each perimeter 24 has a respective length so that the plurality ofpanels 20 comprises panels 20 that have perimeters 24 of a variety oflengths, as shown in FIG. 2. The plurality of panels 20 comprises a toppanel 26, a plurality of medial panels 28, and a bottom panel 30. Thetop panel 26 is coupled proximate to an upper edge 32 of the pair ofplates 12. The bottom panel 30 is coupled proximate to a lower edge 34of the pair of plates 12. The medial panels 28 are positioned betweenthe top panel 26 and the bottom panel 30.

The plurality of medial panels 28 comprises one medial panel 28. Theperimeter 24 of the top panel 26 extends between outer edges 36 of theplates 12. The perimeter 24 of the medial panel 28 is shorter than theperimeter 24 of the top panel 26. The perimeter 24 of the bottom panel30 is shorter than the perimeter 24 of the medial panel 28. The panels20 comprise wood, plastic, or the like.

In use, the pair of plates 12 is coupled to the outside corner of theelement of the structure so that the panels 20 are configured toposition the articles of the user.

With respect to the above description then, it is to be realized thatthe optimum dimensional relationships for the parts of an embodimentenabled by the disclosure, to include variations in size, materials,shape, form, function and manner of operation, assembly and use, aredeemed readily apparent and obvious to one skilled in the art, and allequivalent relationships to those illustrated in the drawings anddescribed in the specification are intended to be encompassed by anembodiment of the disclosure.

Therefore, the foregoing is considered as illustrative only of theprinciples of the disclosure. Further, since numerous modifications andchanges will readily occur to those skilled in the art, it is notdesired to limit the disclosure to the exact construction and operationshown and described, and accordingly, all suitable modifications andequivalents may be resorted to, falling within the scope of thedisclosure. In this patent document, the word “comprising” is used inits non-limiting sense to mean that items following the word areincluded, but items not specifically mentioned are not excluded. Areference to an element by the indefinite article “a” does not excludethe possibility that more than one of the element is present, unless thecontext clearly requires that there be only one of the elements.

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 12. A shelving assembly comprising: a pair of plates, eachplate having an inner edge, the inner edges being coupled such that aninner surface of said plates defines an inner corner wherein said platesare configured to be complementary to an outside corner of an element ofa structure wherein the pair of plates is configured for abutting theelement, the plates being coupled such that the inner corner is rightangled, the plates being rectangularly shaped, the plates beingequivalent to each other in size and shape, the plates comprising wood;and a plurality of panels, each panel being coupled to and extendingperpendicularly from an outer surface of the pair of plates wherein thepanels are configured for positioning articles of a user, each panelhaving a perimeter, the perimeter of each panel being arcuate, saidperimeter of each panel having opposite ends, said opposite ends of saidperimeter of each panel being positioned directly onto a respective oneof said plates wherein each of said plates has a pair of straightuninterrupted outer lateral edges, at least one of said panels havingsaid opposite ends of said perimeter positioned flush with said straightuninterrupted outer lateral edges and having said perimeter being curvedsuch that said perimeter extends away from said plates and outwardlyaway from said inner corner, each perimeter having a respective lengthsuch that the plurality of panels comprises the panels having theperimeters of a variety of lengths, the plurality of panels comprising atop panel, a medial panel, and a bottom panel, the top panel beingcoupled proximate to an upper edge of the pair of plates, the bottompanel being coupled proximate to a lower edge of the pair of plates, themedial panel being positioned between the top panel and the bottompanel, the perimeter of the top panel extending between outer edges ofthe plates, the perimeter of the medial panel being shorter than theperimeter of the top panel, the perimeter of the bottom panel beingshorter than the perimeter of the medial panel, the panels comprisingwood.